Antiquities - Post Medieval

LOT 654

Circa 17th century AD. An openwork cross pendant of complex construction: an openwork upper plate pierced with rounded cross pommee voids, hinged at the upper end and with a pierced flange at the lower; the lower section of the cross formed as six connected cells with a pierced flange on the lower end; above the upper arm a florid openwork mount rising to a suspension loop and knop; on the reverse an engraved motif of the crucifixion under a plate bearing the text INRI and below this a stylized skull-and-cross-bones motif. Silver, 23.9 grams, 94 mm.